Skiing and Scattergories

For the first time since the introduction of the blog, we have gone two weeks between updates. Do not be alarmed, as this may happen from time to time. In the event that this does occur, please remain calm and I will do my best to post as soon as possible. Why does this have to happen, you ask? Well, for two reasons. Number 1: we are very busy, and sometimes it’s just going to be hard to fit a blog entry into the schedule. Number 2: we won’t always have much to write about. It just so happened that for the first month of the blog we were doing something fun and adventurous each weekend. That won’t always be the case, and in those times, we won’t force an entry. This weekend, however, was very exciting, so here you go.

This weekend, our good friend Laura Mullen invited us up to her parent’s house in Wilmington, VT. This was great on two levels. First, we got to stay at a beautiful house in a beautiful part of Vermont with some of our best friends. And second, Saturday was Valentine’s Day, and I didn’t have to make any plans. Thankfully, Sarah’s not really into Valentine’s Day anyway, but it was still nice to have something to do. There were six of us in all; Laura (of course) and A.J., Dre and A.C., and Sarah and me. In Valentine’s Day speak, it was a triple date (I know, I know…that’s super corny).

We all arrived within a few hours of each other on Friday night. It was a relaxing evening, as we toured the house (did I mention it’s beautiful?), shared a couple drinks, and chatted awhile before heading to bed to get some rest for our big day ski day at Mount Snow.

It was our intention to get to the mountain as the lifts were opening at 9 a.m. Of course, that didn’t quite happen. By the time we made the 20 minute drive to the mountain and were ready to hit the slopes it was almost 11. We were greeted by huge lift lines (Happy President’s Day!) and waited nearly an hour before our first run. After that the lines were not quite as bad, as many skiers broke for lunch. We skied through the afternoon, stopping only for lunch and a beer at around 1. Conditions were great on the mountain, as there was a good amount of powder and minimal ice. Our group was of varied ability, as two members had only been on skis a couple of times (A.C. and A.J.), one was on a snowboard for the second time (Dre), and the other three (Laura, Sarah, and I) had considerably more experience. The beginners all did exceptionally well (especially A.J., whose experience on skates combined with his retro ski jacket made it seem like he’d been skiing for years).

When we finally had enough we packed our things and headed back to the house. It was now game time! What game, you ask? Uno, of course! The deck of cards we used was older than all of us! We decided to try and get a quick game in before dinner, which turned out to be a mistake, as two hours later we finally started cooking. A.C. made some delicious chicken parm which we smothered with my homemade pasta sauce (my Dad’s secret recipe). It was excellent, especially considering (or perhaps, because) we were all a few drinks deep.

After dinner we went back to the games, and this time it was Scattergories. I could go into great detail here, describing how the game went and all the hilarity that ensued. But this has already been a long entry, and I would not be able to do it justice, anyway. So you’ll just have to take my word…it was funny. There is one thing I feel like I should mention about the game, and that is that I won. That’s the kind of thing you need to know. Everything else is just details.

Sunday morning we made a big pancake breakfast, cleaned up a bit, and then hit the road. I really can’t say enough about how much fun we had, and I can’t thank Laura’s parents enough for letting us all stay at the house for the weekend. Those of you who were there (you know who you are), please feel free to comment below if there is anything you’d like to add. You can see all the pics here. With that, I am done for now. Enjoy your week!